rabid9797 Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 So i recently installed uphuck 1.3 on my centrino duo machine. i made sure i used the right packages, and kernel(universal kernal 3, although i did try another installation with sse3-2), but no matter what i do i keep ketting this same situation: So i install, and everything works perfectly up until the computer restarts after install. I get the boot screen, choose Darwin, etc. Get the gray mac startup screen, and then what i assume is the OS X background wallpaper, but then nothing else. No login window, no startup splash, just nada. the computer stops working and just hangs there(not frozen, just not doing anything). I have no mouse and no way to do anything. I've tried starting up in verbose mode to see if there are any problems, but i can't see anything out of the ordinary. can anyone help me? FIXED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid9797 Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 shameless bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguino_loco Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 as soon as your bios finishes its stuff but before the gray screen, fit F8, when it gives you boot command prompt, type '-v' (w/o quotes) to see what it hangs on... once you know, message me and i'll get to work (won't be avail. till monday @ 8). you can tryentering this AFTER you find out where it is ffreezing... hit F8 in same spot as first time, in cmd-line, type 'platform=X86PC -x -v' ('platform=X86PC'=attempts to bypass ACPI; x=safemode; v=verbose display). if this works, try booting with 'platform=X86PC -v', if this works, then you have solved your problem... you can edit com.Apple.boot.plist to have your system boot to 'platform=X86PC' by default... i'll be glad to help... NOTE: if it does not go into the apple boot screen (white-ish w/ apple in center and progress circle below the apple, then your kernel if most likely bad... double check that your cpu supports sse3 and only install packages for hardware you have, if it does not go to the apple boot screen, then you have installed an incorrect kext/package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid9797 Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 thanks for the help penguin_loco, but it didn't solve the problem =\ i took the time to get a video(and pictures) of the bootup sequence and the blue screen i keep talking about, here are the pictures(in sequence). I will get the video up later when i can get it down from 33 MB. As you can see, i get a bootup screen just fine, Than it goes into loading things, and i get a long list of these hfs+files(becuase of verbose and safe mode i assume) Than it goes into regular startup(with verbose), here the white screen with the apple icon would usually appear. Everything continues to startup normally(i assume) with no hangs or errors that i can see and then i get this: a blue screen. of course, the camera adds the distortion with discolored circle, but thats about the gradient. its not a blue screen like an error or freeze, it just sits there and the cpu continues to work for sometime and then goes quiet too. I have no mouse or other access to the computer of any kind, i have to do a hard restart to restart the computer. i hope this is a little more helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguino_loco Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 lol... so close. the loginwindow10.4.4patch is needed for ur install. it should be on ur install dvd... i hate for u to have to reinstall (not completely, just update and add the loginwindow patch)... oh well,, atleast i know what prob is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid9797 Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 hmm, i thought i had tried that one already...but i'll give it another go. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid9797 Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 i tried the loginwindow patch and updated, but still nothing, i get the same screen as i did before i'll try reinstalling in a sec do see if that makes any difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid9797 Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 nope, doing a clean install made no difference =( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frizbot Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 What videocard? That's also a symptom of no external monitor on GMA900. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid9797 Posted June 18, 2007 Author Share Posted June 18, 2007 Mobile Intel 945GM Express Chipset Family its the onboard chipset for my laptop, i have no other video card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid9797 Posted June 18, 2007 Author Share Posted June 18, 2007 bump..again. i read in the hardware compatability wiki that someone had troulbe with another 945G chipset and installed the GMA950 patch to get it working, where can i get this patch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid9797 Posted June 19, 2007 Author Share Posted June 19, 2007 one more bump for good luck, i just need info on this patch please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott1234 Posted June 19, 2007 Share Posted June 19, 2007 When you install OSX during install for selecting the options make sure you check off GMA 950 and GMA 900 to play it safe. Same video here, works fine for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid9797 Posted June 19, 2007 Author Share Posted June 19, 2007 oh, didn't realize it was on the install disc, ok. will give it a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid9797 Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 well that did it! im on OSX now =) thanks for the help guys. my only problem at the moment is sound, are there any other places i can drivers or patches that aren't on the install disk on the internet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid9797 Posted June 20, 2007 Author Share Posted June 20, 2007 One more post, i know this is my third or fourth post in a row, but i just wanted to thank all the people in this thread, targua, slippyretard, and all the countless other posters for their tips and knowledge for helping me to get my hackitosh working. i finally have video, sound, and ethernet(wireless card has no support but thats ok!) working, and am now completley satisfied. thanks to everyone! this forum has been a huge help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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